underkill

English edit

Etymology edit

From under- +‎ kill.

Pronunciation edit

noun

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʌndəˌkɪl/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈʌndɚˌkɪl/

verb

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌʌndəˈkɪl/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌʌndɚˈkɪl/

Noun edit

underkill (uncountable)

(manufacturing) Insufficient disposal because of inadequate inspection criteria.
(military) The situation where a weapon does too little destruction, or less than it potentially could.

Antonyms edit

overkill

Verb edit

underkill (third-person singular simple present underkills, present participle underkilling, simple past and past participle underkilled)

(manufacturing) To dispose of too few items because of inadequate inspection criteria.

Antonyms edit

overkill